The situation is absolutely different at Alabama then it was at Notre Ame.
First off, the seniors this year are the first class during the probation Alabama was put on. They weren't exactly the pick of the litter during recruiting.
College Coaches need at least 4 years to get their guys in place, to get their system running and to get the coaches needed to get the job done.
That won't be allowed to happen at Alabama and this cycle will repeat itself in a few years.
BTW rumors I'm hearing are that Rich Rodriguez has indeed shot Alabama down because they wouldn't allow him to select his own assistants.
"BTW rumors I'm hearing are that Rich Rodriguez has indeed shot Alabama down because they wouldn't allow him to select his own assistants."
Yep. Posted the same thing in #82.
"That won't be allowed to happen at Alabama and this cycle will repeat itself in a few years."
Their unrealistic expectations are what causes this. There is a huge difference between "not accepting medicroty" and outright delusion.
BTW, I'd be shocked if Spurrier decided to go there because he mentioned the rampant cheating at Alabama as one of the reason why he wanted to leave Florida and go to the NFL. Has the culture changed or has he?
"And then there is the cuckoo's nest known as Alabama. Irrational passion and general delusion don't just drive the bus at Alabama. They drive the wheels off it like Dale Earnhardt."
"Alabama has become the single biggest burnout job in college football. The Tide's next coach will be the eighth in the last 25 years and the fifth this century. Nobody -- not even the bottom-feeding, revolving-door, dead-end schools like SMU, UNLV, UTEP, Utah State, San Jose State and so forth -- has gone through five coaches as fast as Alabama."
It is not completely different than ND. Alabama is a traditional power like ND and will always have high expectations. 6-6 will never do at either place, except for the first or second year in a rebuilding process. This was Shula's fourth year.
I guarantee you that if Ohio State lost to Michigan 5 years in a row the Buckeyes here in Ohio would not stand for that either. Bama, ND, nor Ohio State will never except constant mid-power status as there is too much money involved.
I though the A-holes in the media were too tough on ND when they fired Ty W. The same goes for Bama this time.
"BTW rumors I'm hearing are that Rich Rodriguez has indeed shot Alabama down because they wouldn't allow him to select his own assistants"
That's complete internet message board crap, probably spread by an Auburn fan. Alabama has always let the coach hire the assistants.